Tecnam’s P2006T light twin Aviation has always been about innovation – taking that next step in the pursuit of efficiency. In the light twin world, a new contender has emerged, the Tecnam P2006T, and it is full of surprises. THE NEXT STEP The growth of the Light Sports Aircraft (LSA) category typifies the new direction
Warfare without using weapons With the introduction of a new generation network centric capabilities and other advances in communications and situational awareness, the ADF has begun to ramp up its capabilities that cause non-kinetic effects. Previously not considered a high priority in defence planning by the ADF, there has been a marked shift in momentum
Looking closer at Qantas’s fleet The aircraft operated by Qantas have played a major role in that history, seeing it grow from a small regional operation to one of the world’s biggest and most respected carriers. Qantas has always been seen as an influential buyer of aircraft, and has often played a part in the
Qantas’s pioneering Queenstown operations In its 90 years of aviation, QANTAS has been at the forefront of numerous technological advances. From the dawn of the jet age and the Boeing 707 to the certification of the Future Air Navigation System (FANS) was in 1995. Today the airline is once again at the cutting edge with
Qantas’s future flightpath At the press conference in July 2009 to announce his appointment Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s joked to the media that hopefully the only difference the staff and travelling public would notice between him and Geoff Dixon was his Irish accent. The statement was more to appease the shareholders and financial analysts that
Celebrating 90 years of the Qantas story As one of the oldest carriers in the world, Qantas has been influential in shaping the industry, while for most Australians it has also been influential in shaping a nation and its identity. Since its establishment in November 1920, initially in Winton, the airline has survived numerous challenges